Alright. By annhiliation, all that is being said, is the hypermatter is totally consumed, producing energy which is likely in excess of that predicted by Energy = (real mass)(speed of light)^2.Ender wrote:So your theory is that while the energy to do the conversion remains the same, in increase in the fuel to be converted makes it release more energy (basing this off what you said and the destruction of DS2)?
Now, merely using the term "annhiliation" does not mean that the hypermatter is inherently volatile and predisposed toward annhiliating, such as antimatter. I propose that the hypermatter does not necessarily take up much volume or even mass at normal circumstances (after all, it is my impression it may be composed of tachyons) and is constantly circulated within the hyperdrive/main reactor cores.
Energy provided by a fusion reactor regulates and contains while driving the process by which hypermatter is annhiliated. In the case of reactors cooking off, the regulatory and containment means are destroyed, but the fusion reactor keeps driving the reaction and feeding the hypermatter annhiliation, until a level of critical mass if you will is reached, and the hypermatter annhiliates at a geometric or exponentially increasing rate.
I believe this is what led to the Death Star II's destruction. Convienently, the energy which blew up the Death Star II was enough to vaporize the station. The amount of energy that must've been contained within the hypermatter stores in order to power multiple planet-kills, its sublight accelerations, and hyperjumps must've been vastly in excess of the amount released by its destruction.
If your theory about hypermatter ready to cook-off was true, one would think the volatile substance would've been entirely consumed when the Death Star II blew up. I believe my analogy fixes that.
